First off thanks to everyone who took the time to fill out the short survey. I appreciate you spending your time to help me out even it its just a couple minutes. I’ll be sharing what everyone said a little later on but today I thought I’d tackle a couple …
The True Planche
An older hand balancer recently sent me a CD full of pictures of himself and others hand balancing. There are some amazing pictures and I thought I’d start off with one of the best. And there will be many more coming posted up here. Without further adieu meet Rafael Guerrero. …
One Arm Muscle Up to One Arm Handstand
This is from circus acrobat Yury Tikhonovich. Yes, it involves a lot of momentum but this is one of the most impressive feats I have ever seen. A one arm muscle up into a one arm half-planche into the one arm handstand. Isn’t it amazing what people can do these …
Overbalancing in the Forearm Stand
This question comes from Fady. “Hi Logan, hope you’re doing fine, actually I’m facing some overbalancing problems when trying to make elbow stand I find myself falling to a bridge no matter how hard I pressed with my fingers or trying stretching my legs and back. “Actually I’m good at …
Tuck Planche Training
“Hey, I’ve been working on my planche and I went from the frogstand to the tuck planche and I’m kinda stuck there, so anything you got to help would be appreciated.” Mike Without seeing a picture or video I can’t tell exactly how your tuck planche is looking. But most …
How to do the Frogstand Press
There’s a new article up on the site. This one covers how to do the Frogstand Press and it has a video too. Go check it out now. Good Luck and Good Hand Balancing, Logan Christopher
Vibram Five Finger Shoes Review
Meet the Vibram Five Fingers. These relatively new shoes are made to recreate the barefoot feel while still offering the protection of shoes. Vibram Five Finger Shoes Review It took a couple times being exposed to them, but I decided I had to get a pair. And boy am I …
Damien Walters
Meet Damien Walters, one of the very best acrobats in the world. Combining tricking, parkour, trampolining, free running, and all manner of acrobatics along with a big dose of creativity. This guy knows how to practice and get good. If you want to get started tumbling like Damien Walters can …
How to do a One Hand Handstand Against Wall
“How to do a one hand hand-stand? I can do a two handed hand-stand on the wall(to keep balance) but when I lift one hand away I fall, any tips?” Sisi The first time I did a one handed handstand against the wall I used a corner where to walls …
Kicking Up into a Handstand Problems
“Okay, so I have been trying for about 3 weeks to learn how to do a handstand. I often psych myself out and end up stopping. And then when I [sometimes] go to kick up, one leg will stay down then when I go to pull it up it bends …
Most Flexible Ross Sisters
This is footage from the movie “Broadway Rhythm” (1944). The Ross sisters, Aggie, Maggie and Elmira, sing and move in ways that’ll make your average contortionist blush. Just watch past the minute mark to see the moves begin. And my favorite is at the 2:50 mark. That has to be …
How to do a Straight Handstand
Lots going on today. So I wanted to keep you on top of everything in this email. First off there’s a new article just uploaded to the site. This one covers working on a straight style of handstand. How to get into the right position and practice it using the …
Bad Handstand Habits, Training Frequency + More
Thanks for all the suggestions after my last message. Going to answer a number of them today. “I am just started handstands and I notice that my arms are bent it seems I have a bad habit, ideas?” You know this is something I battled with for a long time. …
Handstand Visualization
You may have heard me mention it before. I’m talking about visualization and how it can help you do better in hand balancing and acrobatics. There’s a new article on the site telling my story of how I reached my first ever 30 second handstand. How Visualizing Can Help Your …
How to Kick-up into a Wall Handstand
It’s important to have a strong handstand against the wall before you ever try balancing yourself in the open. And in order to train that you have to be able to get into the handstand. This video shows you the easiest way to kick-up against the wall. How to Kick …